- Jordan Peele's "Us" surpassed box-office projections for a $70 million opening weekend.
- Here are the 10 biggest opening weekends for horror movies since 2010.
The horror genre has seen a surge at the box office in recent years.
The horror genre has seen a surge at the box office in recent years.
The latest example is "Get Out" director Jordan Peele's "Us," which grossed $70 million over the weekend the third biggest opening for a horror movie of all time, and the biggest for an original horror movie .
The movie surpassed projections, which put it between $50 million and $65 million, and more than doubled the opening weekend of Peele's "Get Out" in 2017.
Other recent horror blockbusters include "It" in 2017, and "Halloween" and "A Quiet Place" last year.
Below are the horror movies since 2010 with the biggest opening weekends:
FilmDistrict
Opening weekend: $40,272,103
Total domestic gross: $83,586,447
Total worldwide gross: $161,919,318
Production budget: $5 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 39%
What critics said: "Insidious: Chapter 2 is a puzzle movie with too many unnecessary pieces and not enough essential ones, but it's superior to its predecessor in a few basic ways." Simon Abrams, RogerEbert.com
Warner Bros.
Opening weekend: $40,406,314
Total domestic gross: $102,470,008
Total worldwide gross: $320,392,818
Production budget: $40 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 80%
What critics said: "Wan's expert deployment of genre jolts is no less in evidence this time around, but as he takes his time - perhaps even a bit too much of it - interweaving the Warrens' story with that of the Hodgsons... he crafts a deep dive into dread." Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter
Blumhouse
Opening weekend: $40,678,424
Total domestic gross: $84,752,907
Total worldwide gross: $177,512,032
Production budget: $3 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 59%
What critics said: "Even knowing what's likely to come the doors opening on their own, the skeptical characters scoffing at metaphysical explanations, the unheeded warnings from paranormally gifted guests doesn't make it any less nailbiting to watch." Dana Stevens, Slate
Warner Bros.
Opening weekend: $41,855,326
Total domestic gross: $84,752,907
Total worldwide gross: $137,400,141
Production budget: $20 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 85%
What critics said: "In The Conjuring, the scary casts out the spirit of the silly, permanently, and with a vengeance." Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Paramount Pictures
Opening weekend: $50,203,562
Total domestic gross: $188,024,361
Total worldwide gross: $340,939,361
Production budget: $17 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 95%
What critics said: "A Quiet Place is an undoubtedly taxing affair for the nerves; fortunately, it's also a deeply affecting one." David Sims, The Atlantic
Blumhouse
Opening weekend: $52,568,183
Total domestic gross: $104,028,807
Total worldwide gross: $207,039,844
Production budget: $5 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 68%
What critics said: "This third Paranormal is a prequel that occasionally goes off the rails but also offers more laughs and somewhat more character development than the previous installments." Claudia Puig, USA Today
Warner Bros.
Opening weekend: $53,807,379
Total domestic gross: $117,450,119
Total worldwide gross: $365,550,119
Production budget: $22 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 26%
What critics said: "Its script utilizes the kitchen-sink approach common to contemporary Hollywood blockbusters-and the film is worse off for it." Katie Rife, AV Club
Universal
Opening weekend: $70,250,000
Total domestic gross (so far): $70,250,000
Total worldwide gross (so far): $86,950,000
Production budget: $20 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 94%
What critics said: "Last time, Peele made a movie about the country. This time he made a movie about himself, and it's even better." Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Blumhouse
Opening weekend: $76,221,545
Total domestic gross: $159,342,015
Total worldwide gross: $253,688,035
Production budget: $10 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 79%
What critics said: "This slasher movie reboot for the #MeToo Era is the trick-or-treat frightfest you've been waiting for, highlighted by Jamie Lee Cuirtis in a savage roar of a performance in the role that made her a star." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Warner Bros.
Opening weekend: $123,403,419
Total domestic gross: $327,481,748
Total worldwide gross: $700,381,748
Production budget: $35 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 85%
What critics said: "This new It has more on its mind, and gives more body and voice to King's ideas of childhood anxieties and the corrosive power of fear." Emily Yoshida, Vulture
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